Chumash
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Hebrew חומש, from חמש (khamesh, “five”).
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Proper noun edit
Chumash (countable and uncountable, plural Chumashim or Chumashes)
- (Judaism) Any book of the Pentateuch.
- The Pentateuch collectively.
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Translations edit
the Five Books of Moses
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Etymology 2 edit
Ineseño čʰumaš (“the Island Chumash people”).
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Noun edit
Chumash (plural Chumashes or Chumash)
- A member of a particular Native American tribe of southern California.
Proper noun edit
Chumash
- The language of this tribe.
See also edit
- Chumash people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading edit
- Ethnologue entry for Barbareño, boi
- Ethnologue entry for Chumash, chs
- Ethnologue entry for Cruzeño, crz
- Ethnologue entry for Ineseño, inz
- Ethnologue entry for Obispeño, obi
- Ethnologue entry for Purisimeño, puy
- Ethnologue entry for Ventureño, veo